| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28.8% | 58.1% | 42.1% | 23.3% | 13.8% | 6.6% | 49.9% | 9.8% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 66.2% | 84.5% | -- | 23.6% * | 49.9% | 1.6% * | 76.7% | 23.4% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 28.7% | 54.7% | 35.7% | 19.2% | 15.8% | 7.8% * | 41.3% | 12.6% |
| Construction | 42.1% | 51.7% | 40.0% | 29.0% | 33.3% | 19.3% | 45.2% | 27.5% |
| Utilities and transp. | 27.5% | 47.7% | 36.8% | 30.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 41.9% | 19.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 32.7% | 65.8% | 47.4% | 18.4% | 16.5% | 3.4% * | 53.2% | 9.6% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 25.3% | 60.7% | 52.7% | 26.5% | 13.6% | 7.3% | 55.9% | 10.2% |
| Retail trade | 16.1% | 52.4% | 31.8% | 16.5% | 9.7% | 4.7% | 41.4% | 5.7% |
| Professional services | 33.7% | 59.6% | 44.3% | 30.0% | 14.0% | 5.8% | 53.4% | 10.2% |
| Other services | 28.1% | 56.4% | 40.8% | 18.9% | 11.3% | 7.0% | 48.0% | 8.9% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 27.9% | 58.8% | 43.1% | 23.2% | 13.6% | 6.5% | 50.4% | 9.2% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 30.2% | 56.7% | 33.8% | 15.8% | 10.4% | 5.7% | 47.4% | 7.6% |
| Nonprofit | 32.3% | 56.8% | 50.6% | 34.9% | 16.9% | 10.0% | 52.2% | 16.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 45.8% | 57.3% | 28.4% | 19.2% | 16.8% | 40.3% * | 49.9% | 18.0% |
| 5-9 years | 39.1% | 49.8% | 36.2% | 21.0% | 18.4% | 10.6% * | 43.9% | 17.1% |
| 10-19 years | 40.5% | 58.5% | 41.1% | 19.4% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 49.5% | 12.7% |
| 20 or more years | 22.8% | 61.4% | 47.0% | 25.4% | 13.8% | 6.3% | 52.0% | 9.1% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 10.8% | 55.2% | 46.4% | 21.8% | 12.8% | 6.6% | 37.8% | 8.8% |
| 1 location only | 47.9% | 58.2% | 41.6% | 24.2% | 20.9% | 19.5% | 50.9% | 19.6% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 24.6% | 58.6% | 48.8% | 24.7% | 12.6% | 3.6% * | 51.3% | 7.4% |
| 25-49 % | 19.7% | 45.9% | 47.9% | 19.7% | 9.4% | 5.4% | 42.7% | 7.9% |
| 50-74 % | 27.3% | 57.7% | 43.4% | 18.5% | 8.7% | 4.6% | 50.9% | 6.4% |
| 75% or more | 30.3% | 58.9% | 40.9% | 24.4% | 15.4% | 7.5% | 50.2% | 10.9% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 30.1% | 58.1% | 41.3% | 22.4% | 12.8% | 6.6% | 49.6% | 9.7% |
| Has union employees | 17.8% | 59.8% | 66.1% | 42.5% | 28.8% | 6.8% | 59.0% | 9.9% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 19.3% | 57.1% | 43.5% | 19.0% | 10.2% | 4.5% | 47.7% | 7.3% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 30.9% | 58.3% | 41.9% | 24.2% | 15.1% | 7.3% | 50.2% | 10.6% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 34.6% | 53.9% | 41.8% | 23.1% | 15.5% | 9.7% | 47.0% | 12.9% |
| 25-49 % | 26.1% | 57.9% | 49.7% | 21.7% | 14.1% | 6.9% | 51.0% | 9.4% |
| 50-74 % | 27.0% | 66.8% | 39.7% | 24.7% | 14.0% | 5.7% | 56.1% | 8.5% |
| 75% or more | 26.8% | 54.8% | 38.8% | 23.3% | 12.0% | 6.1% | 47.1% | 9.5% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 26.4% | 54.7% | 38.9% | 21.1% | 12.9% | 5.4% | 45.9% | 8.9% |
| 25-49 % | 22.4% | 53.4% | 48.3% | 26.3% | 14.9% | 7.4% | 47.4% | 10.2% |
| 50-74 % | 38.5% | 64.1% | 42.6% | 24.2% | 13.8% | 7.8% | 56.6% | 10.8% |
| 75% or more | 51.7% | 64.0% | 40.5% | 23.9% | 15.7% * | 10.3% * | 59.2% | 15.9% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.64% | 1.64% | 1.67% | 1.00% | 0.82% | 0.49% | 1.13% | 0.41% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 5.98% | 6.34% | -- | 9.94% * | 13.02% | 1.46% * | 6.01% | 7.58% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.56% | 7.25% | 4.82% | 2.78% | 2.79% | 2.53% * | 3.98% | 1.71% |
| Construction | 2.81% | 5.08% | 4.84% | 3.28% | 5.28% | 5.55% | 3.31% | 3.12% |
| Utilities and transp. | 3.15% | 10.24% | 10.40% | 6.78% | 4.91% | 3.15% | 6.64% | 2.64% |
| Wholesale trade | 2.62% | 6.21% | 5.50% | 2.85% | 3.62% | 1.07% * | 4.03% | 1.50% |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.81% | 5.21% | 6.29% | 3.71% | 2.21% | 1.21% | 3.96% | 1.07% |
| Retail trade | 1.43% | 5.64% | 5.27% | 2.65% | 2.27% | 0.98% | 3.64% | 0.86% |
| Professional services | 1.32% | 2.78% | 3.02% | 2.14% | 1.58% | 1.05% | 2.01% | 0.85% |
| Other services | 1.45% | 3.66% | 3.69% | 1.93% | 1.49% | 0.94% | 2.49% | 0.74% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.77% | 2.01% | 1.95% | 1.22% | 1.03% | 0.56% | 1.35% | 0.48% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.69% | 3.42% | 3.99% | 1.92% | 1.81% | 1.14% | 2.56% | 0.89% |
| Nonprofit | 1.82% | 5.11% | 4.61% | 3.03% | 2.03% | 1.81% | 3.34% | 1.38% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 3.02% | 4.12% | 4.67% | 3.10% | 3.75% | 12.42% * | 3.37% | 2.95% |
| 5-9 years | 2.74% | 4.44% | 5.15% | 3.04% | 4.10% | 4.94% * | 3.25% | 2.64% |
| 10-19 years | 1.83% | 3.18% | 3.26% | 1.96% | 1.85% | 3.31% | 2.23% | 1.39% |
| 20 or more years | 0.68% | 2.42% | 2.25% | 1.34% | 0.95% | 0.49% | 1.53% | 0.43% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.47% | 13.75% | 5.48% | 1.84% | 0.89% | 0.49% | 3.03% | 0.43% |
| 1 location only | 1.09% | 1.65% | 1.75% | 1.15% | 1.90% | 3.83% | 1.19% | 1.26% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 2.47% | 7.83% | 7.23% | 4.18% | 2.97% | 1.10% * | 5.05% | 1.20% |
| 25-49 % | 2.03% | 8.12% | 6.19% | 3.18% | 2.11% | 1.50% | 4.58% | 1.17% |
| 50-74 % | 1.79% | 4.07% | 4.75% | 2.56% | 1.89% | 1.04% | 3.02% | 0.89% |
| 75% or more | 0.78% | 1.89% | 1.92% | 1.19% | 1.04% | 0.63% | 1.30% | 0.52% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.69% | 1.67% | 1.69% | 1.01% | 0.83% | 0.56% | 1.14% | 0.44% |
| Has union employees | 1.63% | 9.15% | 9.30% | 6.02% | 4.42% | 1.00% | 6.37% | 1.05% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 1.38% | 5.12% | 5.12% | 2.13% | 1.42% | 0.84% | 3.43% | 0.72% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.73% | 1.73% | 1.76% | 1.12% | 1.00% | 0.59% | 1.19% | 0.49% |
| Percent women employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.30% | 2.78% | 2.63% | 1.73% | 1.70% | 1.44% | 1.84% | 1.00% |
| 25-49 % | 1.45% | 4.00% | 3.79% | 2.22% | 1.99% | 1.04% | 2.66% | 0.89% |
| 50-74 % | 1.28% | 3.15% | 4.00% | 2.07% | 1.61% | 0.78% | 2.39% | 0.69% |
| 75% or more | 1.29% | 3.41% | 3.28% | 2.12% | 1.47% | 0.90% | 2.33% | 0.77% |
| Percent age 50 or older employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 0.92% | 2.46% | 2.34% | 1.37% | 1.11% | 0.67% | 1.61% | 0.56% |
| 25-49 % | 0.97% | 3.81% | 2.99% | 1.87% | 1.47% | 0.77% | 2.19% | 0.67% |
| 50-74 % | 1.99% | 3.52% | 4.40% | 2.62% | 2.34% | 1.82% | 2.70% | 1.30% |
| 75% or more | 3.06% | 4.05% | 7.08% | 5.20% | 5.00% * | 4.27% * | 3.54% | 3.20% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2018 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.